Another companion domain has been added to the ScentofEros.com; Pheromones.com, PerfumingtheMind.com collection

Information that links physics, chemistry, and molecular epigenetics from ecological variation to ecological adaptations via RNA-mediated events, such as the de novo creation of olfactory receptor genes, will be posted here to encourage discussion of a paradigm shift. When viewed in the context of RNA-mediated ecological adaptation:

” Evolution is all about competition and cooperation–and communication.

Traditional theories of evolution emphasize the competitive aspect and de-emphasize or ignore the cooperative aspect. But developments in genetics and molecular biology render this emphasis implausible.”

— Greg Bear “THE DARWIN CODE” Mar 22 2005

The paradigm shift leads away from pseudoscientific nonsense about mutations and evolution to what is currently known by serious scientists about communication and about biophysically constrained nutrient-dependent RNA-mediated nutrient-dependent protein folding. The nutrient-dependent chemistry of protein folding links ecological variation to ecological adaptations in species from microbes to man via conserved molecular mechanisms during life history transitions.

Nearly everything known about cell type differences in species from microbes to man has been learned since the turn of this century. We predicted most of what has been learned about the molecular epigenetics of cell type differentiation in our 1996 review: From Fertilization to Adult Sexual Behavior. My other published works, presentations, and blog posts continue to explore that paradigm-shifting work and show how ecological variation leads to ecological adaptations.

Already, more than 200 blog posts about RNA-mediated cause and effect have integrated scientific discoveries as they have appeared. It is time to separate RNA-mediated cause from the epigenetic effects of food odors and pheromones. At PerfumingtheMind.com, I will continue to explain how new scientific discoveries link food odors and pheromones to differences in the development of behavior via conserved molecular mechanisms in species from microbes to man. Intelligent discussion among self-identified participants will be encouraged.

RNA-mediated.com details aspects of physics, chemistry, and conserved molecular mechanisms that link communication between metabolic networks and genetic networks to what is known about differences in morphological phenotypes (bodies) and behavioral phenotypes (brains). It is resource for technical information about the molecular neuroscience of the mind that helps to ensure you will learn more learn more about similarities and differences than any social scientist could ever tell you. Some content is directed towards a general audience, but most people will find they are in ‘over their head’ unless they have an interest in learning about accurate representations of why there are similarities across species and how RNA-mediated differences develop. If you would rather continue to believe that mutations in genes cause differences to evolve, this is not a source of information for you. It is a source of embarrassment for all theorists.

“Alternative splicing (AS) is one of the key processes involved in the regulation of gene expression in eukaryotic cells. AS catalyzes the removal of intronic sequences and the joining of selected exons, thus ensuring the correct processing of the primary transcript into the mature mRNA. The combinatorial nature of AS allows a great expansion of the genome coding potential, as multiple splice-variants encoding for different proteins may arise from a single gene.” See: Phosphorylation-Mediated Regulation of Alternative Splicing in Cancer

Model organisms link top-down causation to epigenetically-effected differences in morphology and behavior. For example, the honeybee is a model organism for studying human immunity, disease resistance, allergic reaction, circadian rhythms, antibiotic resistance, the development of the brain and behavior, mental health, longevity, diseases of the X chromosome, learning and memory, as well as conditioned responses to sensory stimuli. See: Human pheromones and food odors: epigenetic influences on the socioaffective nature of evolved behaviors.

Physics“The absorption of quanta of light (photons) is important for many biological processes such as vision, photosynthesis, and animal magnetoreception…”Photoactivated biological processes as quantum measurements. “Analyzing photosynthesis, vision, and magnetoreception, they concluded that only the latter requires quantum coherence. For the other two, the ensuing chemical reactions may still occur without it, albeit with reduced efficiency.” Synopsis: When is Biology Quantum? The fact that biophysical constraints prevent mutations from leading to increasing organismal complexity has been virtually ignored by population geneticists. An extreme example of this ignorance is manifested in the conclusion from Mutation-Driven Evolution (p. 199). “… genomic conservation and constraint-breaking mutation is the ultimate source of all biological innovations and the enormous amount of biodiversity in this world.” Population geneticist ignore the need for anti-entropic epigenetic traps that link entropic elasticity to epistasis.

Light-induced amino acid substitutions link the biophysically constrained chemistry of RNA-mediated protein folding from the biological energy of the sun to cell type differentiation in plants and animals. Unfortunately, some researchers do not know the difference between a mutation and an amino acid substitution.

Ecological variation is linked to ecological adaptations by differences in viral microRNAs and nutrient-dependent microRNAs. The nutrient-dependent microRNA/messenger RNA balance links the epigenetic landscape to the physical landscape of DNA in the organized genomes of species from microbes to man via the physiology of their pheromone-controlled reproduction and fixation of amino acid substitutions.

James Vaughn Kohl was the first to accurately conceptualize human pheromones, and began presenting his findings to the scientific community in 1992. He continues to present to, and publish for, diverse scientific and lay audiences, while constantly monitoring the scientific presses for new information that is relevant to the development of his initial and ongoing conceptualization of human pheromones.
Recently, Kohl integrated scientific evidence that pinpoints the evolved neurophysiological mechanism that links olfactory/pheromonal input to genes in hormone-secreting cells of tissue in a specific area of the brain that is primarily involved in the sensory integration of olfactory and visual input, and in the development of human sexual preferences. His award-winning 2007 article/book chapter on multisensory integration: The Mind’s Eyes: Human pheromones, neuroscience, and male sexual preferences followed an award winning 2001 publication: Human pheromones: integrating neuroendocrinology and ethology, which was coauthored by disinguished researchers from Vienna. Rarely do researchers win awards in multiple disciplines, but Kohl’s 2001 award was for neuroscience, and his 2007 “Reiss Theory” award was for social science.
Kohl has worked as a medical laboratory scientist since 1974, and he has devoted more than twenty-five years to researching the relationship between the sense of smell and the development of human sexual preferences. Unlike many researchers who work with non-human subjects, medical laboratory scientists use the latest technology from many scientific disciplines to perform a variety of specialized diagnostic medical testing on people.
James V. Kohl is certified with:
* American Society for Clinical Pathology
* American Medical Technologists
James V. Kohl is a member of:
* Society for Neuroscience
* Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
* Association for Chemoreception Sciences
* Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
* International Society for Human Ethology
* American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
* Mensa, the international high IQ society

About James V. Kohl

James V. Kohl was the first to accurately conceptualize human pheromones, and began presenting his findings to the scientific community in 1992. He continues to present to, and publish for, diverse scientific and lay audiences, while constantly monitoring the scientific presses for new information that is relevant to the development of his initial and ongoing conceptualization of human pheromones.